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WCP3347

Letter (WCP3347.3315)

[1]1

Pendell Court,

Bletchingley,

Surrey.

June 10th

Dear Sir

On my return to this place after a prolonged absence abroad I found your card among others left when you had visited

Alfred R. Wallace Esq. | F.L.S. &c &c" [2] my Garden with [illeg.]

If it is likely to have any further attraction for you pray give but a day or two’s notice & I shall be delighted to see you here and accompany you over [3] the Grounds. Perhaps you can manage so as to take an early dinner with us before you return to London.

Believe me | very truly ys | Geo: Macleay2 [signature]

1
In pencil in unknown handwriting, “?”
2
Macleay, George (1809-1891). British traveller and statesman. Lived in Australia; member of the Legislative Council, 1851-6 and Legislative Assembly, 1856-9.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3347.3315)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Driver, James [2018-08-15] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP3347,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3347